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CPT® 65855, Under Incision Procedures on the Anterior Chamber of the Eye

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 65855 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Incision Procedures on the Anterior Chamber of the Eye.

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In this procedure, the provider uses a laser to burn the trabecular meshwork, the tissue of mesh where the iris meets the sclera, to drain aqueous humor from the anterior chamber and treat glaucoma.

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Help with 65855 SLT Inferior/Superior
[QUOTE="Lorisuet74, post: 480738, member: 645490"] I have a physician who is performing SLT's (65855) on BOTH Inferior and Superior on the same day. I've done my due diligence but still come up confus... [ Read More ]
Help with 65855 SLT Inferior/Superior
I have a physician who is performing SLT's (65855) on BOTH Inferior and Superior on the same day. I've done my due diligence but still come up confused. It is my opinion that separate procedures can n... [ Read More ]
Modifer Confusion
Hello everyone :) This is my very first post so please let me know if I am posting this question in the right forum thread... I work for an ophthalmologist, and there has been some confusion lately wi... [ Read More ]
Mediccare denial for 65855
[b]Response to Medicare denial for 65855[/b] Hi, We have been dealing with the same denial issue with Medicare since the beginning of the year and I have actually called about it. They said that it i... [ Read More ]
Mediccare denial for 65855
[b]65855[/b] It is still billed with mod. Rt/Lt and is a unilateral code. The words "one or more session" have been deleted from it's description. Was the right eye billed during the global period of... [ Read More ]
Mediccare denial for 65855
[b]65855[/b] Hi, 65855 definition changed-it is now considered a bilateral code, therefore RT/LT is not needed. Try resubmitting without modifiers.... [ Read More ]
Mediccare denial for 65855 65855 inconsistent missing modifier procedure
We billed 65855 RT for a trabeculoplasy of the right eye and Medicare has denied stating the procedure modifier is inconsistent with the procedure code or a required modifier is missing. What am I mi... [ Read More ]
Change in the Global days for Ophthalmology Laser Procedures for 2016 codes day found global lwertz@sweye.com
Two of our surgeons are questioning the decrease in global days from 90days to 10days for all laser eye procedures. Have found nothing to indicate a 10 day global period for codes 67210, 67220, 67228... [ Read More ]
65855 - Help
Hi: Could anyone help me to understand whether this procedural codes 67228 & 65855 are unilateral or bilateral? Thanks in advance Dr.Jemimah,CPC... [ Read More ]
Documentation required for follow-ups during post-op global period
Hello. I am fairly new to auditing. One of our providers has performed a selective laser trabeculoplasty, CPT: 65855. I am awaiting to hear from our billing dept what the global period is for this pr... [ Read More ]
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